Phew! It’s Thursday, it’s the first week, I’m tired! Yes, I am tired! It has, however, been a very nice week. The kids are really gathering information
about how our class works and then applying it nicely. It isn’t without its bumps, but what first
week isn’t. One of the best things about
this week-the kids want to read! They
are interesting in what books I have and really reading them! One young man said, “This is the best
classroom library I’ve ever had!” as he sat reading a Michael Jordan
biography! It’s such a great
feeling! One of the biggest draws in my
room is the 101 Best Children’s Novels Challenge.
Here’s how
it works! I found a list from Children’s Books Guide.com that listed the 100 best children’s novels ever. I really liked the list. I have read or know of most of the books on
the list. I know I had a lot of them in
my classroom library as well. So that
was a big bonus for me-I wouldn’t have to work too hard to gather them together
for the kids. But there was ONE
problem-one glaring problem-my favorite children’s novel WASN'T on the
list! It’s even mentioned time and again
in the comments on the bottom of the blog.
How could this book NOT make the list?
It’s one of the books that every kid just LOVES! Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing
wasn’t there! That’s where the +1 comes
into play. I added it, one more
book! That just made it a little more
fun!
Now, the
kids don’t get to just “say” they have read them. They will be taking a piece of construction
paper that has been cut into a ¼ piece section.
This section will be folded like a card.
On the outside, they need to take their time to draw and color in a
scene from the book. It cannot be the cover-it needs to be a scene that they
were able to visualize from the text. On
the inside, they will need to write a thorough summary of the text, with a
beginning, middle, and end as well as key events. These will be displayed in the hall next to
the sign I made of the list!
I will also
be keeping track of how much reading they do of these books. Each child will receive a key chain with a
piece of black elastic string for jewelry making attached to it. Once they have read a book, completed the
project, and have it approved by me, they will earn one bead. Each book read will equal one bead. Then I set goals for various levels with
various prizes. Below is a picture of the goals and prizes I would
like to see them work toward.
This will
be a quick visual for me of who is challenging themselves and who needs some
motivation. The other thing I will be
doing is allowing the kids to add a bead if their Book Club or whole group book
is one of the 101 Book Challenge. This way
I know all kids will have an opportunity to earn beads throughout the
year.
If you are
interested in this list, I’ve added the list, with the goals, to me TPT
store. It is uploaded as a Power Point
Document so that you can change both the 101st book and the goals to
meet your needs! I’m looking forward to
seeing how this works and watching my kids grow as readers!
Happy tomorrow’s Friday, but I still
have so much to do!
Have a great one,
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